You can tell a lot about what's going on in someone's life based on their search history. And right now, we're all turning to recipes to bide our time indoors and create comforting dishes. There's data to back that up: Google recently revealed that the search interest around the term "recipe" has reached an all-time high between 2004 and now.
Of course, the wizards at Google can also tell us exactly what folks are searching for and break it down by geographical location. The tech giant just released a list of the most uniquely searched recipes by state over the last 30 days—"unique" is when a state searches for something more than all of the USA. That explains why Louisiana's top result is crawfish etouffee.
It's worth noting that the most popular recipe over all—the one that 13 states have in common—is "hamburger (or hamburger meat) recipe," which feels especially patriotic. If you're still searching for the perfect burger tutorial, might we suggest recreating Shake Shack's signature cheeseburger at home tonight? It's easier than you'd expect.
But the grand prize goes to Washington, D.C., where folks are turning to Google not for dinner inspiration but for a solid margarita recipe. We raise our glass to you, D.C. Thanks for keeping it real. Without further ado, take a look at which in-demand dishes the other 50 states are Googling right now.
Alabama: chicken salad recipe
Alaska: cinnamon rolls recipe
Arizona: lemonade recipe
Arkansas: hamburger meat recipe
California: snickerdoodle recipe
Colorado: egg salad recipe
Connecticut: salmon recipe
Delaware: salmon recipe
Washington, D.C.: margarita recipe
Florida: zucchini recipe
Georgia: baked chicken recipe
Hawaii: shoyu chicken recipe
Idaho: cinnamon roll recipe
Illinois: pork tenderloin recipe
Indiana: hamburger recipe
Iowa: hamburger recipe
Kansas: hamburger recipe
Kentucky: hamburger recipe
Louisiana: crawfish etouffee recipe
Maine: bread recipe
Maryland: salmon recipe
Massachusetts: bread recipe
Michigan: hamburger recipe
Minnesota: bread recipe
Mississippi: cornbread recipe
Missouri: hamburger recipe
Montana: cinnamon roll recipe
Nebraska: hamburger recipe
Nevada: pork loin recipe
New Hampshire: bread recipe
New Jersey: salmon recipe
New Mexico: tortilla recipe
New York: charoset recipe
North Carolina: pound cake recipe
North Dakota: sloppy joe recipe
Ohio: hamburger recipe
Oklahoma: hamburger meat recipe
Oregon: cinnamon roll recipe
Pennsylvania: egg salad recipe
Rhode Island: chicken parm recipe
South Carolina: pound cake recipe
South Dakota: bread recipe
Tennessee: baked chicken recipe
Texas: hamburger meat recipe
Utah: crepe recipe
Vermont: pancake recipe
Virginia: banana pudding recipe
Washington: sourdough bread recipe
West Virginia: hamburger recipe
Wisconsin: ham recipe
Wyoming: sourdough recipe
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